Gregory "Greg" Washington was born July 29, 1959, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.  When he was still a young child, the family moved to California.  He was the eldest child of Malyndia Washington and the late Richard Washington, Sr.

Greg received his formal education in the San Diego Public Schools,  which is where he developed a lifelong love of basketball, baseball and golf. After graduating from S. Morse High School he attended Grambling State University on a golf scholarship.  While at Grambling, he was a star-player on the Tiger baseball and golf teams.  Greg was initiated into the Gamma Psi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated in 1979 and in 1981, he earned a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration.

While at Grambling, Greg also met the love of his life and longtime companion, Dianne Vining.  The two were married in 1987 and to this union two children were born, Gabrielle Washington and Gemelle Washington.

Throughout his life, Greg worked as a teacher, a coach, a truck driver and a plant safety worker before retiring.  Greg was a well-respected and extraordinary mentor and community leader.

Greg leaves to cherish his memory: his wife of 34 years, Dianne of Amite, LA; a daughter, Gabrielle Washington of Baton Rouge, LA; a son, Gemelle Washington, Independence, LA; three grandchildren, Bailey, Gemelle II and Marlei'; his mother, Malyndia Washington, San Diego, CA; a brother Richard Washington, West Palm Beach, FL; a sister, Robi Williams-Hall, San Diego, CA; an aunt and an uncle, eight sisters and brothers-in-law, nine nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Greg was proceded in death by Richard Washington, Sr. and grandparents Lewis Ragsdale and Marion Ragsdale-Smith.

Interment will be at Morgan Chapel AME Church Cemetery in Montpelier, LA.